Art Quote by Omari Hardwick

I've loved poetry since a very young age and my parents, especially my dad, he really introduced us to art when we were quite…

— Dominique Crenn

My father was a rare poet. He was somebody who worked in the trenches. When he wanted to speak about social justice or gender…

— Shabana Azmi

Nobody really knows whether they are a poet. I knew I was interested from the age of 15.

— James Fenton

I studied art at Queens College, taking very few courses in literature. But I've always loved reading poetry and grew up enjoying the so-called…

— Douglas Florian

I started writing poetry when I was 12 years old and also undertook vocal training since a young age. However, it was only during…

— Ananya Birla

I think I was probably an early teenager when I discovered Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey and a bunch of people that are on a…

— Madeleine Peyroux

I've always been a poet. My dad went to Lincoln University with Gil-Scott Heron, so I came out of the womb listening to Gil-Scott…

— Malcolm-Jamal Warner

My father was an innovator. He's the first person who sang and set Rumi's poetry into music 35 years, 40 years ago.

— Hafez Nazeri

I think of myself as a poet. I grew up with poetic influences - what I know from my background is the bardic poetry,…

— Donovan

I didn't read poetry seriously until college, when I really began to devour it in a very intense way. I also discovered that a…

— Edward Hirsch

I'd say my artistic bent definitely came from my father, who was a trial lawyer. And if you're smart, you know that a trial…

— Omari Hardwick

My father was a professional artist all his life who encouraged my path as an artist.

— Alex Grey